Jesse leaned against the bedroom door and exhaled slowly, pulling every ounce of her patience to her core. She wanted to move back to the living room and smack sense into the oversized judgemental ass. Knowing he was missing the fact all of this was for his benefit was trying her tolerance for his bullshit. If she could simply beat some common sense into his oversized brain, she’d feel infinitely better, she was certain.
Instead, she did what Gideon told her. He had stopped her from saying anything about Bellona in front of Deke and Torben. He was as protective of her cover as Sabine would be. She knew to take his orders seriously. Sabine had told her more than once, for a meathead, he was very observant and saw things even she herself had missed. He had probably read her mood and desire
